Saturday, January 31, 2009

Today's KDD: Accumulated junk,Scoop on how we are and Supernumerary Teeth

Today is Saturday January Thirty- one, at 8; 38,

Planning on posting one last KDD for the month before it gets too late

Haven't created many this month, not at all,

And it is the night before the Super bowl.

It will be Super bowl 43,

And now, I will tell you what is going on with Darrell and me.

Darrell is sitting behind me at his computer, working on an assignment for
class,

And today we spent with our friend Alice, she is originally from Mass.

I met her at Hyatt but this past September she retired; don't see her
much these days,

And on our XM Radio, Cory Heart's Sunglasses at night song plays,

We have accumulated so much crap over the years, you wouldn't believe it,

And after several hours we finally did quit.

WE sorted through, pots and pans, shoes and clothes

Dougie stuff and Toiletrie products, nothing fragrant rose,

Several Recipe books, Computer manuals and Darrell's Radio Gear,

You can't imagine what all we had here!. lol

NFB 50 th Anniversary cooking books, Windows 95 explained, and Jaws
scripting

And boxes we kept lifting,

And unloading and sorting, and things we did toss away,

And we even saw a Braille book about E-bay. Lol

Some stuff we are keeping but some giving it too Salvation Army or Good
Will,

And the rest of the night I will chil.

After we did all this work , we relaxed and ate,

Alice brought a roast,chicken, we made potatoes, it was all great.

In addition to the stuff we found we also saw a gift basket from my
Sister Tara on our patio,

When it got there, we don't know ,

Whoever accepted the package did not deliver it to us, put it outside
instead

And soon, time it is for bed.

She ordered us a gift package for Christmas from Wine country, a lot of
delicious stuff in there,

A little of it, with Alice we did share,

Sorry Tara, we did not know it was sitting outside,unopened,on our deck,
so it was delivered after all, wish the person came to our door and
handed it to us,

And today, there was so much dust,

Many dust bunnies, and I am sure, cobwebs,

And tonight were Larry and Deb's,

New Oldies show on Interactive, from 5 to 7, Saturday night's

And you should visit two web sites,

Jeff's and Mary's, they are great, there blogs, you should go,

Jeff is into Technology and Mary, loves to sow

Jeff is our close friend, who is going to Guide dog School,

And his friend Mary, she seems cool,

She is one of the Nurses at GBD, an R. N

And now, its 30 minutes before 10.

As I said, Jeff is a computer programmer and Mary is a seamstress also, it's
a Hobby,

And Jeff visits her sometimes; don't know how close her office is from the
lobby,

And mentioning it here, in case you want to visit her site

Dresses and outfits she makes, about it all she writes.

She seems like a nice person and a sense of humor she definitely has,

Go look, at her most recent entry" Welcome Back! " , Jeff, she does razz

Gives him a bit of a hard time

She tells the scoop, the way it is straight up,

About picking up after your pup. Lol

It's now 9; 34, must get on my way,

Has been a long day

I work Tomorrow and Monday and we also will do our Desert Café,

Show Monday night,

Wish we did not miss hanging out with Debbie and Larry T,

And February 11 th will be my Oral Surgery,

I have a second consultation on February five ,

At 2 in the afternoon I will arrive.

When he took a special x-ray last week, he found a supernumerary tooth; it
has to be extracted,

Can't do the dental implant at the same time, he said,

Knew I had an extra tooth, 33, not 32

Before my wisdom teeth were removed, the early 90's, is when, that they did
do.

There are complications, so the surgeon wants to see me once more, before
surgery day,

And better soon, I must go, okay?

Besides, don't want to discuss my surgery now, not here, some other time,

Do hope your all fine,

I need to get some shut eye, not sleeping well,

And we have been very busy, quite hectic at the hotel

I am feelling much better, yet, still have this wicked cough, on and off,
for a month, this virus has last,

Wish,it would go away, and fast!,

So, you all take care, alright

And don't forget to check out Jeff's and Mary's site,

And Nicky's too,

And for now, this is through,

Not that good, not that great,

Maybe, the next time, a more creative one I will create?

More interesting, it will be?

So long, from Darrell and me. ?

http://jeffbishop.com

http://puppybraille.livejournal.com

Mountainwings: Dirt

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1044 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Dirt
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The boss ordered one of his men to dig a hole eight feet deep.

After the job was completed the boss returned and explained
an error had been made and the hole wouldn't be needed.

"Fill the hole back up," he ordered.

The worker did as he'd been told. But he ran into a problem.

He couldn't get all the dirt packed back into the hole
without leaving a mound on top.

He went to the office and explained his problem.

The boss snorted, "Honestly! The kind of help you get these days!

There's obviously only one thing to do.

You'll have to dig that hole deeper!"

Have you ever tried to un-ring a bell?

Once rung, it's rung. You can't call the sound back into the
bell.

That is true with a bell.

That is true with words.

Once rung or said, it can be un-rung or un-said.

There are many things in life that once it's done,
it just can't be put back exactly like it was.

When we dig up and spread dirt, we can't just put the dirt back
in and make everything like it was before.

Even when we try to repair the damage, we leave marks.

Before we say an unkind word, humiliate someone, or spread
gossip, remember, it's like the boss that tried to fill in the
hole and make it like it was.

You can't just dig it deeper.

There is a sign that you will often see on property where
underground power, water or gas lines run.

It says, "Call this number before digging".

Maybe we should always check with the main office before
digging.

You can never get dirt put back in place quite right once it's
been let loose.

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Mountainwings: Mamma has long School

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1034 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Mama Has Long School
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. . .and a little child shall lead you.

Children can teach us a lot.

My son taught me another lesson.

He goes to school at 8:30 each morning.

He is typical of virtually all children and prefers to stay at
home. He has his usual whining about school each morning.
My wife will either pick him up at 1pm or 3pm depending on her
schedule.

She started taking classes twice each week to get her real
estate brokers license. Her class is from 9 to 5 each day.
It is a 1 hour drive in the rush hour traffic to get to the
class. That means she is out of the house by 8am twice each
week and doesn't get home until after 6.

On those days, I take my son to school.

This was one of those days.

He was unusually quiet and cooperative.
As we pulled into the school parking lot he said,

"You know daddy, mama has to go to school a lot longer than I
do."

I hadn't thought of it in those terms.
Neither had he until this morning.

He learned the important lesson of relativity.

All things in the material world are relative.

His school didn't seem so bad now.
Mama was gone from early until late.
He was only at school until early afternoon.
Suddenly things weren't so bad.

Life is relative.

Complaining about the job that you have to go to early each day?
Think about the over 500,000 workers who filed for unemployment
last month.

Complaining about the husband who won't help wash the dishes
or the wife who uses paper plates instead of washing dishes?
Think about the ones who took off and never came home for
dinner.

Complaining about the extra bit of fat around your stomach?
Think about all those whose ribs show from lack of food.

"You know daddy, mama has to go to school a lot longer than I
do."

Mama, exhausted from class all day, housework,
childcare and driving, looks at her son and says,
"boy, he sure has it easy."

Others look at mama and say, "boy, she sure has it easy,
with a few kids and a good husband."

Life is relative. Learn to see your blessings.

Though you, like my son, carry a heavy load based on your
perception,

Boy, you sure have it easy.


~A MountainWings Original~

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Catch the Pre-Super Bowl Desert Cafe Show Tomorrow Night on ACB Radio Interactive!

Hello Everyone,
 
  Join Darrell and me in the  Desert Cafe for a pre-Super Bowl Party Tomorrow night as we fill in for Jeff Bishop while he continues his training at Guide Dogs for the Blind in Portland, Oregon. We will not have beer or chili dogs or chips with salsa nor will we have the  television set on. We will, however, have the juke box playing with 3 hours of your favorite music from the 70's through today. There  will be great food and drink and a wide variety of hits to entertain you. So, before the big game on Sunday, stop by the cafe. Hope you will grab a seat and have a tall cold beverage or a hot delicious  mug of coffee, tea or coco to keep you warm. It does not matter if your a Cardinals or Steelers fan or   don't like football at all. There will be great tunes and  food to satisfy every appetite.
 
The show can be heard on ACB Radio Interactive at 02:00 Universal time on Saturday, that's Friday evening in the United States at 6:00 Pacific, 7:00 Mountain (and Arizona), 8:00 Central and 9:00 Eastern. Visit http://interactive.acbradio.org to listen.
 
See you tomorrow night,
 
Karen and Darrell in the Desert Cafe on ACB Radio Interactive

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Mountain Wings: Under the Covers

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1043 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Under the Covers
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Where do you get the time?

Someone came to my house today that receives MountainWings.

They said, "I really enjoy MountainWings but where do you get
the time to write it?"

In the previous MountainWings:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1042.htm
I explained that the busier you are, the more probability that
you are the very person that will be given more opportunity.
It's one of life's little rules.

The next rule is this:

"With major things, most of the real work is unseen by the public."

Take a child for example. When people see you in public, they
see a walking, well behaved (well sometimes well behaved) child.

This is what they don't see:

The nights you stayed up all night because your child was sick.

The bruises from falling when they were learning to walk and
balance.

Scrubbing the walls of the future Picasso's drawing on your
freshly painted walls.

The times when quiet time means the interval when you are both
so exhausted that you both fall asleep.

The house note size nursery bills.

And a hundred and one other things. . .

All they see is your neat, well behaved child and they say, "oh
they are so sweet and cute." Yes they are, but there is a lot
that goes before the sweet and cute.

As with all things, the public often sees only the end result.

So it is with MountainWings

The major amount of time that I have spent with MountainWings is
not the writing. That's the part that the public sees but it's
not the major part. When you get an e-mail, that's the neat and
well behaved child.

Most have no idea what it took to begin a daily e-mail. For the
slightly technically inclined, let me give you a brief outline.

First I had to find an e-mail program. This was not that easy.
I had to download and try several programs.
Each had plusses and minuses, strengths and weaknesses.
The major feature that I needed was the ability to automatically
send pre-written e-mails at a selected time. Only one program
that I found did that.

I didn't find that program right away. MountainWings began on
the first day of the new millennium and I hadn't found the
proper program by then but I was determined to get it going.
That's another rule of Life. Very rarely will you have exactly
what you want, or think you need, when you start any project.

I did what we all must do to get started.

I used what I had.

I found a workable program but it didn't have automatic
scheduling. Therefore I was up each night at midnight to send
the next issue of MountainWings. You do what you have to.

I went out of town on the third issue of MountainWings. I took
my notebook computer. It took me several hours to get a dial-up
connection working that would accept the e-mail transmitted from
the program. I was on a vacation retreat with my wife. I was
up at midnight to transmit MountainWings.

Eventually, I found a good program with an automatic scheduler.
It took three days to get the new program working properly. Now
MountainWings transmits automatically each day at Midnight EST.

I had to build the MountainWings website. It has animated
graphics, it took two hours just to get the flying eagle flying
against the yellow background. It has forms to submit
subscriptions, ratings, and articles. I programmed them all.
That took a lot of time.

Then there was the database programming.
That's another long story.

Now when a person subscribes or unsubscribes, everything is done
automatically. I don't have to do anything now but write
MountainWings and spend a few minutes scheduling it to send to
you at midnight. It's like the neat and well-behaved child.

There will be so many things in your life (most things) where
the vast bulk of the work is behind the scenes. Things people
never think about. They will simply see an e-mail and think,
"it probably took about 15 minutes to write that." Maybe it
did, but it took about 15 days of work to get it set up to send
that 15 minutes of writing.

It took 45 years, to get the experience, to do the writing.

Was it worth it?

Of course it was.

That's like asking the mother or father of that child, "was it
worth it?"

Of course it was.

Your projects and dreams are like children.

Most of the work to produce them is done under the covers out
of sight of the public.

Some of your projects are yet unborn but you are pregnant with
them.

Some of your dreams have not even been conceived.

When you do give birth to them people will also ask you,
"where did you get the time to do that?"

You'll smile and think, "if they only knew what it really took?"


~A MountainWings Original~

Laugh of The Day:

A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to
the stand in a trial -- a grandmotherly, elderly woman. He
approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"

She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you Mr. Williams. I've
known you since you were a young boy. And frankly, you've been a
big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, you
manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You
think you're a rising big shot when you haven't the brains to
realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit
paper pusher. Yes, I know you."

The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do he pointed
across the room and asked, "Mrs. Williams, do you know the
defense attorney?"

She again replied, "Why, yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since
he was a youngster, too. I used to baby sit him for his
parents. And he, too, has been a real disappointment to me.
He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. The man can't
build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is
one of the shoddiest in the entire state. Yes, I know him."

At this point, the judge rapped the courtroom to silence and
called both counselors to the bench. In a very quiet voice, he
said with menace, "If either of you asks her if she knows me,
you'll be jailed for contempt!"


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Friday, January 23, 2009

Mountain Wings: The More you Do

Hello Everyone,
I hope you enjoy these Mountain Wings. I certainly do. This is very
true. We all need to stay busy. The laugh at the end of the day is great.
If your needing a good laugh, some cheering up, then read this entire
message. Take care. We are ordering Pasta from Pizza Hut and will
watch a movie. Its nice to stay up late when I don't have to work the next
day. I placed my flipper back in my mouth after I took my nap. I won't
wear my flipper when I eat. I really sound funny and I am told the more
I talk the easier it will be. We shall see. I never had braces or a
retainer. I wore a mouth guard as a kid when I played
basketball,skateboarded and ice skate. It reminds me of that but looks
much,much better. There is no gap between my gum and from what the Dentist
said the shade is perfect. Its like anything, will take time to adapt,to
change. I do have a foreign object in my mouth after all. I will be
speaking clearly and sound like me in a few days to a week. Maybe I should
practice tongue twisters? Selling seashells by the seashore? lol.

Speaking of laughter, it feels nice and secure in my mouth. It is held
together by two small clasps one on each side of my jaw. I wonder if I
laughed so hard,it would pop out? My eyes have,not from laughing of
course. lol
Well, take care and I hope you all finding my posts interesting. Noone
has made comments in a wicked long time, so if you want to,please do.
Send comments or feedback on this or any post. I'd love to hear from any
of you. If anyone has had a "Flipper" and or a dental implant I would
especially like to hear from you. Have a great weekend. Darrell is
placing our order online so hopefully they will be hear soon. Then
again,its Friday. We should not have eaten so late. However, we were
taking a nap and then chatting with Jeff for a short while. Glad you had
a better day,things are progressing. Yet, what an emotional roller coaster
ride! I remember the days at theSeeing Eye. Being at dog guide school is
like that . Fortunately I never had to experience giving up one dog and
being placed with another all in one day. Hang in there.!
Darrell your day yesterday was a very bad one too. I know classes seem
overwhelming and some of your books are not accessible. How
frustrating! You have a ton of work but you will persevere. You will see.
You will get all A's again this Semester too. Hang in there and let me
know if you need help with your Spanish. I will be glad to assist.
I hope you all will listen to our show, the Desert Cafe show Monday night.
Stay tuned to more updates on my oral surgery and Darrell's classes. Have
a good night and hope this laugh for the day made you more then just smile.


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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1042 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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The More You Do
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Where do you get the time?

Someone came to my house today who receives MountainWings.

They said, "I really enjoy MountainWings but where do you get
the time to write it?"

They know that I run two businesses, President of one and
Executive V. P. of another. Both are substantial businesses and
substantial responsibilities.

I am also the pastor of a church.

I also have a family (that may be the more demanding job).

They wanted to know, "where did I get the time to write
MountainWings?"

There are two points that I want you to understand,
the first one I will explain today.

"The more you do, the more you can do."

There is an old adage that goes,
"If you want something done, give it to a busy person."

By normal logic this would seem backwards.

It would appear that if you want to get something done you
should give it to someone who has plenty of free time on their
hands, someone whose schedule is open, someone with little
responsibility and ample room for more.

That would be the normal logic.

The truth is the reverse.

If you want something done, give the job to someone who is
already doing a lot. Don't give it to someone who has a lot of
free time on their hands and is just doing enough to get by.

Let me give you some simple examples on a personal level.

Who do you find in educational classes that are beyond mandatory
or college?

Check that crowd, it will usually be those with a lot of
knowledge already.

Go to a gym in July.
Don't go at the beginning of the year, you'll mostly find the
New Year's resolution crowd that will be long gone in two
months.

Who will you find that exercises the most and the hardest?
It will usually be those who are already in shape and
NEED the exercise the least. Those who exercise the most are
able to exercise even more. Those who are sedentary, get
softer and softer and are able to do less and less.

Go to a finance seminar. I'm not talking about a multi-level
marketing get rich quick seminar but a real honest financial
seminar on how to handle, invest and make more money. Who will
you find? Generally you will find those who are already
handling their money far better than average and have far more
than average.

There is a simple spiritual principle that reads,

"To those that have they shall get more added to them. To those
that don't have, even what they seem to have will be taken away
from them." Jesus said that, not me.

I didn't say it but I understand it.

I majored in chemistry.

It's called Markonikov's law in Chemistry.

The law is about hydrogen atoms and the carbon molecules that
the unattached hydrogen atoms move to. Markonikov's law states,
"them that has gits." The free hydrogen atoms go to the carbons
that already have the most hydrogen atoms.

The world puts it this way, "the rich get richer and the poor
get poorer." It's always been and will always be that way
whether you like it or not.

You may not think it's fair but it's the way it is and will be.

The thing is, it doesn't apply just to money.
It applies to anything.

Those who have an abundance of it already have a much greater
probability of getting more than someone who doesn't have any.

Anything

You name it: love, money, sex, health, peace, confidence,
spiritual enlightenment, etc., it applies. Anything

That also holds true for the negative things.
Those who are rich in negative things get even more negative
things.

So why am I harping on that?

To simply tell you this. . . GET BUSY!!!

When you start doing more, more things will come to you.
If you only do what the average does, you will get what the
average gets. That makes sense doesn't it?

SO GET BUSY!!!

Remember, the average person never reaches the mountaintop
because you can't get to the mountaintop on average effort.

You have to get busy.

~A MountainWings Original~

Laugh for The Day:

DRIVING STYLES

Chicago: One hand on wheel, one hand on horn.

New York: One hand on wheel, one finger out window.

New Jersey: One hand on wheel, one finger out window, cutting
across all lanes of traffic.

Boston: One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly
on accelerator.

Toronto: Both hands clenched on steering wheel, driver staring
directly forward, cutting in front of you and slowing down to 40
in a 60 zone then looking in rearview mirror in wonder as to why
the car behind is flashing high beams.

Los Angeles: One hand on wheel, one hand on nonfat double decaf
cappuccino, cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator with gun
in lap.

Ohio, but driving in California: Both hands on wheel, eyes shut,
both feet on brake, quivering in terror.

Italy: Both hands in air and gesturing, both feet on
accelerator, head turned to talk to someone in back seat.

Seattle: One hand on latte, one knee on wheel, cradling cell
phone, foot on brake, mind on game.

Texas: One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating
between both feet being on the accelerator and both feet on the
brake, throwing a McDonald's bag out the window.

West Virginia: Four-wheel drive pickup truck, shotgun mounted in
rear window, beer cans on floor, squirrel tails attached to
antenna.

Florida: Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible
above window level, driving 35 on the Interstate in the left
lane with the left blinker on.


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Today's KDD: My New Flipper,Jeff's New Dog and Darrell's Classes

Its Friday late afternoon on January Twenty-three,

And I am here to compose another KDD.

This morning the Dentist I did go,

And tonight we will not be covering for Jeff, doing his show

Darrell has had a long week, classes started, and already the homework is
piling up,

And I am sitting here with water in this cute ceramic cup,

This bear mug that I was given by Jeff and Keri,

And those of you who read Jeff's blog, know he has a new Dog named Harry.

It was a difficult decision and an emotional day for him yesterday,

Yet, everything will be okay,

And though despite the fact Declan had the skills and well he did guide,

Jeff ultimately did decide,

That Declan was not suited for him and his family environment, I know that
wasn't an easy choice to make,

Give yourself a break

It was best for everyone,

Now, the training with Harry can begin, has begun

There will be stressful times, but there will also be moments that you
will have fun.

Sending you hugs and love ya,hang in there,

And continue blogging, more do share

All your readers look forward with anticipation as to what is next

As jaws or window eyes reads the text,

Or those with full sight or those who read with a Braille display,

No matter the method, we want to hear about your day

The good, the bad and the ugly,

Your experience at GBD and other stuff in your life we want to see.

Its awesome, very cool, and a side of you that most don't see,

Except close friends and family.

So hope you will keep writing after you leave GBD and return to the U
of A,

Of course know you will not be able to write every day

Most who read your blog will stay,

Tuned and watch for highlights of your life,

Of things that have happened for you, for Keri, your wife,

The kids too,

Or even, Harry, the snakes and Mew.

As I was saying Darrell has had an overwhelming week with all the reading
and assignments to complete

He is taking 13 credits and with other students he will sometimes meet

To study, especially for his Spanish Class, its required,

And I am feeling tired,

I am feeling much better, but still have this cough, it won't go away

And I had an interesting Dentist appointment today.

Some of you know I lost my crown, my front tooth a week ago,

However, you may not know,

I have to have oral surgery sometime soon, Tuesday the surgeon I will see

Then, I know when the procedure will be

I do know it will take 4 to 6 months before I get my dental implant, hope
time will fly, will sail

Meanwhile, I have what is called a Flipper, its a whale,

Of an option some do say

It is a denture, looks fin tastic but only feels okay,

Actually doesn't feel good I am tolerating it,

It fits right under my top row of teeth, there is a plastic piece that
fits right under my pallet

And two clasps on the side,

And one little tooth its awkward ,strange inside,

Underneath, feel like I have gum or peanut butter on the roof of my mouth,
so its hard to talk. its like I have a lisp,

Like I have a speech impediment, I will get use to this

I will adapt, as I did with my prosthetic eyes, it's a similar thing,

Soon I will be able to sing,

Even though I can't really carry a tune, lol

I am not on key, I will soon,

Will be speaking fine

And I will drive all of you crazy who talk with me on a regular basis,

And I will again have a beautiful smile when I go places

Its like a retainer, about that size, take it out when I brush, eat and
sleep

I was given a new toothbrush and a plastic case to keep,

It in there when not wearing it

And now as I write this, I do grit,

And bare it, this weird feelling,it will pass,

And Darrell has been busy working, today he does not have class

Our friend Tina is back at school as well,

Things are going good from what she does tell,

She is taking music classes guitar, a woodwind one also ,

And a philosophy and psychology class, they all sound like fun.

Tonight Darrell and I may watch a movie, just relax and chill, not much
tomorrow we will do,

And the Dentist also said, its ideal to remove it when eating in public
too,

Will wear this for 4 to 6 months, seems like a long time,

At least its not nine,

Or a permanent thing, I am glad I don't have a full set,

Hope full dentures I will never have to get.

Well, I have worn this for 7 hours,

Think I will take it out, take a shower,

And a nap and put it in back again

And tomorrow I will try and wear it hours ten,

Since Sunday work I do go,

And Monday evening we will do our show

For now, take good care have a great Friday night,

And another time I will write.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mountain Wings: Extraction #2

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MountainWings - The Daily Inspirational E-Mail
#1040 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Extraction #2
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If you didn't read yesterday's MountainWings or are a new
subscriber click below to read yesterday's "Extraction."
http://www.mountainwings.com/1039.htm

Yesterday I asked you to count how many good teeth you had.

So you now know how many good teeth you have.

Did you notice something?

For the vast majority, the number of good teeth FAR outnumbers
the bad.

You have far more good teeth but it's the bad teeth that get all
of the attention. One bad tooth can cause us so much pain that
we forget about all of the good.

So it is with life.

One bad relationship and we think all men/women are bad.

One bad experience with a member of a different race. religion
or culture and we think all who are different from us are bad.

A company can have a thousand employees and we can have one bad
experience with an obnoxious employee and we think the whole
company is bad.

One bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch but it will
eventually spoil the whole bunch if you don't remove the bad
apple. Infection spreads.

Some things you have to extract to keep it from spoiling the
whole bunch.

My son had to get his two front teeth extracted to prevent
further pain and to even prevent the spread of infection to the
rest of his body.

Extraction of things in our lives is often necessary but seldom
pleasant.

He had to be sedated, strapped down, and numbed.
He still hollered.

Eagles fly high but have you ever noticed eagles don't have a
lot of stuff strapped on their backs.

Some of us haven't reached the heights that we are destined to
reach because we haven't extracted some things.
It's too much on our backs and in our spirits.

You know what things they are.

As plain as I am writing this and as clear as you can see these
letters, you know what things in your life need extracting.
We all have them.

Extraction hurts but the continuing pain of decay hurts even
worse and for much longer.

I counsel quite a few people.

More often than not, they will have major problems by the time
they schedule counseling. As I listen to their situation I can
often see things or a different perspective on the thing that
they cannot. Many are helped through counsel.

Even though I can often see things that they cannot, most of the
stuff that they need to change, THEY ALREADY KNOW!

"I know I need to do this"
"I know I need to change that"
"I know this is wrong"
"I know I shouldn't feel this way"
"I know I should leave this relationship"
"I know this is not good"

"I know I should. . . "

Many already know the things in their life that need to be
extracted.

So do you.

The problem is not the knowledge in many instances.
It's the pain of extraction.

Pulling anything with deep roots is a problem.

The closer anyone is to the child and the further they are from
maturity, the more sedation, straps and numbing they will need.
A child will even endure the pain for months or years until the
tooth eventually falls out from the decay.

Often we endure the pain far longer than necessary until it
falls out and has nearly knocked us out.

Learn the lesson of extraction.

For though we may have far more good teeth,
This is a lesson we all need to know.

MountainWings.com is about helping lift you over the mountains
of life.

Sometimes what you need is not really a lift.
You just need to remove some things.

Just as a hot air balloon is mired to the ground with sandbags
often so are we.

It's not that we don't have the wind to fly,
we've just got too many sandbags.

Some need to be extracted and then we can fly.

~A MountainWings Original~


Laugh for The Day:
This is a different type of extraction but the story illustrates
my point.

S.C. Anderson
PO Box 1302
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Superior Health Insurance
ATTN: Claims Review
1423 W. 90th St.
New York, NY 05016

Dear Sir:

This letter is in response to your recent letter requesting a
more detailed explanation concerning my recent internment at
Methodist Hospital.

Specifically, you asked for an expansion in reference to Block
21(a)(3) of the claim form (reason for hospital visit). On the
original form, I put "Stupidity".

I realize now that this answer was somewhat vague and so I will
attempt to more fully explain the circumstances leading up to my
hospitalization.

I had needed to use the restroom and had just finished a quick
bite to eat at the local burger joint. I entered the bathroom,
took care of my business, and just prior to the moment in which
I had planned to raise my trousers, the locked case that
prevents theft of the toilet paper in such places came undone
and, feeling it striking my knee, unthinkingly, I immediately,
and with unnecessary force, returned the lid back to its normal
position.

Unfortunately, as I did this I also turned and certain parts of
my body, which were still exposed, were trapped between the
device's lid and its main body.

Feeling such intense and immediate pain caused me to jump back.

It quickly came to my attention that, when one's privates are
firmly attached to an unmovable object, it is not a good idea to
jump in the opposite direction.

Upon recovering some of my senses, I attempted to reopen the
lid. However, my slamming of it had been sufficient to allow
the locking mechanism to engage.

I then proceeded to get a hold on my pants and subsequently
removed my keys from them. I intended to try to force the lock
of the device open with one of my keys; thus extracting myself.

Unfortunately, when I attempted this, my key broke in the lock.
Embarrassment of someone seeing me in this unique position
became a minor concern, and I began to call for help in as much
of a calm and rational manner as I could.

An employee from the restaurant quickly arrived and decided that
this was a problem requiring the attention of the store manager.

Betty, the manager, came quickly. She attempted to unlock the
device with her keys. Since I had broken my key off in the
device, she could not get her key in.

Seeing no other solution, she called the EMS (as indicated on
your form in block 21(b)(1)).

After approximately 15 minutes, the EMS arrived, along with two
police officers, a fire-rescue squad, and the channel 4 "On-the-
Spot" news team. The guys from the fire department quickly took
charge as this was obviously a rescue operation.

The senior member of the team discovered that the device was
attached with bolts to the cement wall that could only be
reached once the device was unlocked. His discovery was by
means of tearing apart the device located in the
stall next to the one that I was in. (Since the value of the
property destroyed in his examination was less than $50 (my
deductible) I did not include it in my claim.)

His partner, who seemed like an intelligent fellow at the time,
came up with the idea of cutting the device from the wall with
the propane torch that was in the rescue truck.

The fireman went to his truck, retrieved the torch, and
commenced to attempt to cut the device from the wall. Had I
been in a state to think of such things, I might have realized
that in cutting the device from the wall several things would
also inevitably happen.

First, the air inside of the device would quickly heat up,
causing items inside the device to suffer the same effects that
are normally achieved by placing things in an oven.

Second, the metal in the device is a good conductor of heat
causing items that are in contact with the device to react as if
thrown into a hot skillet.

And, third, molten metal would shower the inside of the device
as the torch cut through.

The one bright note of the propane torch was that it did manage
to cut, in the brief time that I allowed them to use it, a hole
big enough for a small pry bar to be placed inside of the
device.

The EMS team then loaded me, along with the device, into the
waiting ambulance as stated on your form.

Due the small area of your block 21(a)(3), I was unable to give
a full explanation of these events, and thus used the word which
I thought best described my actions that led to my
hospitalization.

Sincerely,
S. Anderson

Now that people is an extraction.


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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Mountain Wings: Extraction

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MountainWings - The Daily Inspirational E-Mail
#1039 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Extraction
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My young son had his two front teeth removed today.

It's amazing how much the lives of children parallel the lives
of adults.

Many of the same things they go through, adults go through.

The statement, "The only difference between men and boys is the
price of their toys" makes sense when you analyze the behavior
of men and boys.

My son had to go through an extraction.

His two front teeth had cavities. They had begun to hurt.

Something had to be done to ease the pain.

I talked with the dentist and he gave me two choices, fix them
or remove them.

I asked "what's the advantages and disadvantages of each?"

"If you repair the tooth and cap them, there is a 32% chance the
tooth will become infected and you will have to remove it, if
you remove it that ends it." the dentist said.

"Which is more traumatic on the child?" I asked.
"It's about the same either way," the dentist said.

Many times in life we have the same decision.

There is something rotten in our world.

We can try to fix it. That may work or it may not.

Sometimes the rotten things that we try to fix end up becoming
even more rotten and we have to remove them anyway.

We can decide to just remove them from the start and minimize
the future potential problems.

Everyone has some rotten teeth in their lives. We instantly
know which ones they are. By rotten teeth, I don't necessarily
mean teeth but things that are attached to us that have decayed
and in one form or another are causing us pain.

Those are rotten teeth.

Even when speaking about teeth, you know exactly how many bad
teeth you have don't you?

Answer the question, "How many bad teeth do you have?"


This next question about your teeth shows you the difference
between a Mountain climber and one that smacks into the
mountain.

"How many good teeth do you have?"

Huh?

I asked, "How many good teeth do you have?"

You don't know do you?

That's because the world teaches us to focus on the bad.

If you don't believe me, look at the evening news today. Count
the number of minutes devoted to bad news versus the number of
minutes devoted to good news. You will see what I mean.

That's why you don't know how many good teeth you have.

You know you are supposed to have 32 teeth but you have never
counted them for sure.

Maybe you've got a few extra teeth.
You don't know if you haven't counted them.

Stop right now and count your good teeth. . .

I'll continue the lesson on extraction tomorrow but I want you
to learn to consciously recognize the good things in your life
first, then I'll tell you the lesson of the extraction.

By the way. I have exactly 32 good teeth. Some are very crooked
but they work and they don't hurt. Some have had dental work but
they work and they don't hurt. Four have had root canals, but
they work and they don't hurt. They are good teeth but they
aren't perfect.

Count your good stuff today before the news comes on.

~A MountainWings Original~
I have 28 teeth,27 good teeth. I had my wisdom teeth removed and I
have one bad tooth right now. I have one front tooth that is a crown but
is a good tooth but one front tooth that is bad,actually,its gone! Its
ironic that this Mountain Wings message is written now. I have a missing
tooth,does not need to be extracted It fell completely out,nothing there,
so I need a tooth in its place. So, it does need major work. However, in
4 to 6 months I will be good as new. We all know that this message was not
totally about extracting teeth. We all need to look at the " good Teeth",
the good things, positive things we are thankful for. I am very grateful
for all I have despite the fact I have not had a very good 3 weeks of the
New Year. I will get over this bronchitis and will have a beautiful smile
again. It will take time and will involve some pain. Yet, as they say,no
pain,no gain,right? :) I still feel very fortunate to have a family and
friends who care about me, a home,a job and other things in my life. I am
sure if you reflect, you too, will find the " good teeth". Have a wonderful
day.


Laugh of The Day:

Since we are in the medical field today,

A short history of medicine:

I have an earache . . .

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.

1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this
potion.

1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this
antibiotic.

2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.


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Monday, January 19, 2009

Catch This Evenings Desert Cafe

Hello Everyone,

Please Join us this evening in the Cafe. We will play some of our
favorite tunes as well as give you an update on how things are here. We
will tell you all about Jeff's new dog and Darrell will share his
experience with using our new light rail system and other stuff too. So,
grab your favorite mug and spend some quality time with us for 2 hours.
Arrive early so you can guarantee you get a seat.

Visit http://interactive.acbradio.org today at 6:00 PM Pacific, 7:00 PM
Mountain, 8:00 PM Central, 9:00 PM Eastern or early tomorrow morning at
02:00 UTC to listen.

All the best,

Darrell and Karen
The Desert Cafe

ACB Radio to broadcast Presidential Inauguration Live

Hello everyone,

ACB Radio, in association with ABC Television and ACB's Audio Description
Project, is proud to announce coverage of the inauguration of the 44th
President of the United States, live on ACB Radio World. ACB Radio will be
carrying the ABC telecast with audio description from 10 AM to 5 PM US
Eastern, that's 7 AM to 2 PM US Pacific and 15 to 22 hours Universal time.
We expect to commence our coverage shortly before these times in order to
introduce the coverage. During the broadcast, you will be able to contact
the ACB Radio team at world@acbradio.org with any questions or comments you
may have. Programs normally scheduled during this time will be preempted. To
listen, go to http://www.acbradio.org/world
We hope you will join us for this historic event, live on ACB Radio World.

Naama Erez
Program Director
ACB Radio World

Today's KDD: Jeff's New Guide and Darrell's Classes

Today is Monday January 19 TH,at 11;28,

How are you all? Hope your doing great?

I am still sick, have viral Bronchitis, taking more medicine,

And yesterday the Arizona Cardinal's did win,

And will be in the Super Bowl but I don't care, not a football Fan

And Yesterday Jeff was given his new Dog spelled Dec LAN,

Pronounced Declin, he is a big boy,

Is 69 LBS and 25 Inches in Height,

And from what the Instructor said he is a yellow Lab, very white,

And has a cute little pink nose and his ears a darker shade,

And none of us know, if this is the right match, they made

For this is only the second day,

Today Training will be underway

This is When the real work does begin, the team has begun

And Jeff and Staff will know soon, prior to training being done,

Whether they are a good match for each other,

And his Daddy's name is Baker and his Mother,

Her name is Unique,

And if you want to go take a peek,

And look at Jeff's Blog,

Find out the Happenings of his day, see a pic of his new dog

Go to Jeff's new site,

And you can see what he does write.

Darrell and I are both off today,

And this evening music we will play,

On our show,

And back to classes Tomorrow, Darrell does go,

And I, at work, back to the Hotel

And wish soon I would feel well.

I am tired of coughing, having trouble breathing and all that stuff,

I had enough

And can't wait to have my oral surgery,

Get that out of the way,

Not really, not looking forward to it, quite nervous indeed,

A denture and implant I will need

Before all this is said and done

Not at all fun

I feel like Fang woman, and I don't want to smile,

And last night Darrell and I edited the audio file,

The sound clip Jeff sent to him,

And Darrell has had several Mobility lessons with his instructor Kim,

Brushing upon his travel skills and building his confidence,

Both Dog Guide School and Classes will be quite intense

For Jeff and Darrell, they both will do fine,

And Darrell is taking 13 credits this Semester, one on line,

And 3 classes in the Campus downtown,

Not here in town,

Not at the Main Campus, a mile from us

And he will take the light rail, not the bus.

He will be taking Spanish,PolliSCI ,2 classes in Journalism, he will be
quite busy,lots's to do,

Journalism Ethics and News Reporting and a Lab for Spanish too.

As I have said I will need much dental work,in the months ahead,

Here's some information I have red,

On the "Flipper", the Temporary Denture I will soon get,

Before my implant, Found the info on the net.

Well, its noon,

And have some housework to do and need to gather the tunes,

But, also need to rest,

That would be best,

Since I will have to work for the next 3 days, it will be a struggle
because I am not feeling alright,

And look at Jeff's blog and info I sent to my site,

Take good care,

And another time I will share,

What is happening for Darrell and me,

Yet for now, here is Today's KDD.

http://jeffbishop.com

http://www.dentalcomfortzone.com/template.php?aid=90

Mountain Wings: Closet Space

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1038 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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CLOSET SPACE
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Is your closet too crowded?

Perhaps the single greatest indicator of the overload that we
have in life are closets.

They are packed.

It doesn't matter how big our closets are.

Sooner or later we fill them up.

Why?

There is a closet rule of life that states:

1. Clothes expand to fill all available closet space
2. Sooner or later if you keep getting more clothes
you either have to:
A. Get more closet space
B. Get rid of some clothes

2B is what we hate to do.

But if we are TO BE what we are TO BE,
we need to learn the rule of 2B and get rid of some clothes.

Time is like closet space. We have a limited amount of it.

We keep putting more and more things in until our time is
cluttered.

The more cluttered it gets, the more things are out of place.

The time that we should be sleeping, we've got something else in
that space.

The time that we should be spending with family, we've got
something else in that space.

The time that we should have to ourselves to do whatever we do
to help our spirit, we've got something else in that space.

Even as our closet hinges strain to keep from bursting, we still
try to put more stuff in.

Take a look around your closet of time right now.

How much has accumulated
that you should have gotten rid of long ago.

They still may be good clothes, but your closet is just too full.

We have habits that we formed in our teenage years
that should have long ago been removed from our closets.

Some even have friends that should have long ago been removed,
for they no longer fit our style or destination.

As you change and grow, you should change what's in your closet.

Maybe we don't need more stuff in the closet.

Maybe we don't need a bigger closet.

Maybe we just need to clean out some stuff
and not with the purpose to make room for more stuff.

We may just need some space,

In a lot of areas,

For a lot of reasons.

There is a spiritual saying
that tells you to go into your closet to pray.

For many of us, there's simply no room.

Go look at your bedroom closet right now.
Chances are, it will reflect your closet of time.

~A MountainWings Original~

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Mountain Wings: Thanks

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MountainWings - The Daily Inspirational E-Mail
#1032 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Thanks
=======

Thanks for the help

I would like to thank those of you that have sent
encouraging words and submissions of materials
to MountainWings.com.

I would also like to thank those of you that said
you hated MountainWings.

Yes, there actually was one that said they hated
such stuff.

That gave me the full range in MountainWings that
you will experience in life.

Don't expect anything that you attempt to do to be
met with all adoration and praise.

Remember, it's the tough stuff that makes you strong.

There have been three types of responses to MountainWings.

1. Good 2. Bad 3. None

That also reflects what you get in life.

The second largest response to MountainWings has been positive.
The smallest group has been negative.

The largest group by far has said nothing.

Please don't respond to this issue, it would flood our e-mail
if everyone decided to say something now. This is just an
illustration of the way things will probably go in your life.

Most of the things in your life are neutral.
It is a blank canvas waiting for the paintbrush of your heart.
It is an empty sound waiting for your voice to fill it.

A lot of the things are great and beautiful.

A few are hateful and nasty.

Most are waiting on you to define it.

Understand that in the material world it takes an opposite to
define a thing.

You wouldn't know cold without hot.
Soft without hard
Dry without wet
Light without dark
Easy without difficult
Love without hate
Peace without war
Health without sickness
Prosperity without want
Joy without sadness

Yes, I am thankful for the one that hated MountainWings,
For that one marks the extreme of darkness
That makes the light shine brighter
It makes those of you who love it, all the more precious.

What do you want to paint today?

~A MountainWings Original~

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Today's KDD: Infected Sinus's and missing Teeth

Today is Thursday January 15 TH at 4;51,
The last two days,have not been great,not fun,
How are you all?,hope your fine?,
and did you hear about Flight 1549?
The aircraft that made a safe landing in the Hudson river, all 150 did
survive, that is a miracle, I am sure you agree,
and this has not been a good week for me.

As I had told you,have had a cold, a sinus infection, and a cough that
would not go away,
and then I spent time at the Dentist office today.
Last night a cookie I ate,
it was tooth number 8,
my front center ones, one of my crowns,
Went to a Dentist herein town.

I broke it completely off all of it,
and about 2 hours in the Dentist chair I did sit.

I will need oral surgery,
Today, all they could do is make the mold, I will need a temporary
denture, an implant,
Here, at her office, they can't,
do everything that is needed,
The surgeon will have to remove the root, from what she had said.

The oral surgery will likely be next week for me,
by the time this is all over, in the Spring it will be,
will have to wait for my mouth to heel,then make a temporary crown, then a
permanent one,
I will sure be glad when all this work is done.!

Its now 6 o'clock, have to gather more tracks for the show tomorrow night,
so,not muchmore I will write.

We are filling in for Jeff, we don't want the Desert Skies to be Dark,
and all this Dental work I will have, wil be no picnic in the park
I have to go work tomorrow with a missing front tooth not good,
I'd go sooner, if I could
I will write again another time
until then, hope you all are fine.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Today's KDD: Guide Puppies,VR Streams and Light Rails

Its Monday January TH, 5 in the evening,

And I know doses lately you have not seen,

I guess, for awhile now my creativity did disappear

And nothing much has been going on over here.

I am just working, getting over a cold, this cough I can't shake,

And Tonight Barbecue Chicken I will make.

Darrell likes that kind of chicken

Loves it fried and when barbecue, for it to be stickin.

He has been taking O & M to improve his travel skills

We have been cleaning house, visiting with friends and paying bills.

Our Friend Jen and her Mom came for a visit this weekend, we had fun,

and after this, Dinner will be done.

Jen is someone Darrell knows from his past and we are all good
friends,unusual ,for us all its a good thing,

and the light rail is in full swing.

WE all took a trip on it yesterday,on the train and got coffee at the
Coffee Plantation,

only went to a couple stations.

I think we will like it,I hope most will,

We walked the streets near Mill,

were able to sit and chat,catch up with each other,

and spent some time with both her and her Mother.

We also have had a rehab teacher come and assist here at the house to help
us be more organized,

And will be baking potatoes with the chicken not fries.

For 2 weeks Darrell has been using our Light Rail; the system is brand New,

And today would have been my Topper's Birthday, but he passed away back
in August of 2002.

He was my first fur baby, was a Black Lab adore

And when I get my next that will be number 4

He was very sweet,gentle,loving and protective,

Till 15 he did live.

He was an excellent guide, but had separation anxiety big time,

And how are you all?, hope your fine?

Speaking of Guide dogs, been thinking about them all a lot these days

Each personality, guide work, and how they did play.

I still feel very sad that our friend, Cinda passed away,

on January Third,

This news you may have heard,

If you had red the last KDD

Or you can go to Jeff's new blog, and there about her you will see

It is a wonderful tribute to Jascinda puppy, his third Dog,

And it will be interesting to see what he does with his new blog.

Jeff will be going to GBD on Saturday,

For 3 weeks he will be away,

To get his new pup, its very exciting indeed, yet so bitter sweet,

He will feel energized but also beat.

Darrell is gaining more confidence and exposure to crossing streets,
taking busses and the train,

And lately we have-not had any rain.

He is having fun but thoroughly exhausted when he is through ,

Yet, knows this is something good for him to do.

My new VR Stream Darrell bought me I am trying to learn,

And in February Jeff will return,

Though new technology is a challenge for me, its all pretty cool,

And next Monday, Darrell begins his classes,back at school.

The VR stream is very nice,

a wonderful little device,

can listen to books,in text ,from NLS,

Material from the Library of Congress, and as well as Audio

listen to MP3's and take brief notes on it,

in the blind community its a big hit.

its almost dinner time, so have to go,

and Our apologies we are not doing our show

The Desert Café

I just have to work for the next 4 days

Had a busy weekend ,

But, we will be back next week my friend.

For now, take good care, have a great night,

And another time I will write.

Mountain Wings: You are Beautiful

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1014 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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You Are Beautiful
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You are beautiful. . .

It's a phrase that my mother uses a lot.

I used to wonder, "How in the world can Mother call them
beautiful?"

I am a logical, statistical man.
I call things as I see them.
I didn't see beauty.

My mother would tell people this with an enthusiasm they
could feel. She was genuine. She wasn't telling them they
were beautiful to get something from them. Most of the
time, they were trying to get something from her.

I wondered for years what was wrong with Mother's perception and
vision. Couldn't she see that all of the people she called beautiful,
weren't beautiful?

You were beautiful only if you had a certain figure and face
that was classed as beautiful by the laws of the world and
glamour. Yet when my mother spoke, people smiled as though
Glamour magazine had listed them as one of the beautiful people
of the year.

It took me years to finally understand my mother's vision
and the phrase, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

My mother had a spirit that could see the beauty in a person.

Most only look on the outside and then compare what they
see with the standards the world has given them.

That was what I was doing.

Today when you leave your house, carefully look at the first
person whom you see and notice how beautiful they are.

They may be balding, fat, wrinkled, pimply, or any of the
other things the world frowns upon as beauty.

Look at them closely and look for the beauty.

If you really look, you'll see it.

I didn't believe that at first until I tried it.
Sure enough, as I stared and opened another set of eyes,
I was able to see the beauty in every person.
No matter how rough or worn a person looked,
each pain etched line held a glimpse of beauty.

You just had to look for the beauty. It's there.

When you leave your home this morning, look hard at each
person. You will start to see the beauty of every human who
you didn't know existed. Trust me and try this.
If you sincerely look, you will see it.

When you get home after seeing the beauty in faces you see,
look in the mirror.

You are beautiful.

Thank you mama for all of the beauty that you have not only
seen, but added.

~A MountainWings Original~


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Mountain Wings: Fear of the Thing

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1012 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Fear of The Thing
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I originally thought that I would need to "borrow" a lot of
material from different sources. I didn't realize that life
would present a new opportunity each day to climb a mountain.

I will still pull from the best and others will help author and
edit MountainWings but life does present new challenges each
day.

In a previous issue I told you how my two young sons had strep
throat. http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1011.htm
This is the day after I wrote that issue.

Today my wife called and said the doctor told her that she and I
needed to come get tested for strep throat. The doctor said
that it was possible, even likely that we both had it. They had
to make sure that we didn't give it back to the kids once they
were cured.

Strep throat is not a big thing. It's common and in most cases
easily cured. The test is just two simple cotton swab (Q-Tips)
swipes taken from the back of your throat. Granted it is a very
long cotton swab.

My throat had been feeling fine until my wife told me that I had
to take the test and that I might have strep throat. The
thought that I could have latent strep throat germs raging in
the back of my mouth made me uneasy. Did I feel a slight
itchiness now?

It's amazing how the mind works.

Believe it, fear it, and the body begins to manifest it.

I actually thought my throat did feel different now that I had
to go take the test. My logical mind knew my throat was fine
but the mere thought. . . was it scratchy?

I can imagine how it must feel to wait on test results for
something really serious. If it were cancer or a suspected
exposure to AIDS that I was being tested for my slight
apprehension would be magnified a hundred fold.

Apprehension leads to tension. Tension leads to distress.
Distress leads to stress and stress leads to disease.

Both my wife's and my tests were negative but today I got a
glimpse into the fearful world of apprehension.

Job (a character in the Bible) said, "What I feared has come
upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me."

Germs don't really cause disease.
An immune system that is weaker than the germ causes disease.
Fear weakens the immune system. The very thought helps to
manifest the thing, whether it be good or bad.

Situations in life don't break us or make us miserable.
When we come across a situation that our spirit is not strong
enough to properly handle, then that situation makes us
miserable because our spiritual immune system is weak.

After the nurse administered the strep throat test she said,
"you know, you're the calmest person that I have ever given this
test to. People squirm, gag and sometimes scream."

That amazed me. It was just a cotton swab. A very long cotton
swab I will admit, yes, it was stuck very far back into your
throat, but just a cotton swab nonetheless.

Most of the things that gag us, make us squirm, and sometimes
even makes scream out in frustration, if looked at from the
mountain, are really just long cotton swabs.

They won't hurt you.

They may scratch at you in sensitive areas but the vast majority
won't hurt you. Often they make you stronger and more confident
when you successfully get past them.

Don't be afraid of the tests of life.

You are healthier than you think.

Or maybe, just maybe, you are AS healthy as you think.

~A MountainWings Original~


Laugh for the Day:
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There was a little old lady who was nearly blind, and she had
three sons who wanted to prove which one was the best to her.

Son #1 bought her a 15-room mansion, thinking this would surely
be the best that any of them could offer her.

Son #2 bought her a beautiful Mercedes with a chauffeur
included, thinking this would surely win her approval.

Son #3 had to do something even better, so he bought her a
parrot that he had been training for 15 years to memorize the
entire Bible. You could ask the parrot any verse in the Bible,
and he could quote it word for word. What a gift that would be.

Well, the old lady went to the first son and said, "Son, the
house is just gorgeous, but it's really much too big for me.
I only live in one room, and it's too large to clean and take
care of. I really don't need the house, but thank you anyway."

Then she confronted her second son with, "Son, the car is
beautiful. It has everything you could ever want on it, but I
don't drive and really don't like the chauffeur, so please
return the car."

Next, she went to Son #3 and said,
"Son, I just want to thank you for your most thoughtful gift.
That chicken was delicious."


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Mountain Wings: Sweet Facts

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1010 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Sweet Facts
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Do you know what the number one candy in America is?

What sells the most?

What package of confectionary delight satisfies the sweet tooth
of more Americans than any other?

You probably don't know.

This is just one of those interesting facts that I will throw in
from time to time. You never know what to expect from
MountainWings. If you did, you wouldn't get that little boost
every day.

Remember, an Eagle never has the same air under its wings.
So it is with life, there is something different each day.

So it is with MountainWings.

So what is the number one candy in the U.S.?

I would have said Mr. Goodbars if you had asked me before I knew
the answer. I like Mr. Goodbars. They are full of fat and
sugar, which are not very healthy, but I like them anyway.

Does that sound familiar to you?

Does that sound like you?

Liking something that you know is not good for you.

You probably think Snickers or some other candy bar is number
one.

No. Actually, it's not a candy bar at all.

It's M&M's. M&M's are the number one selling candy in America.

"So what," you say,

"What's it to me if M&M's are the number one candy?"

You can often learn a lesson from number one.
Number one more often than not has done something right,
something very right. No matter what the business,
number one's have found and adhered to sound principles.

So what did M&M do?

They solved a need.

The rumor is that M&M's were developed so that soldiers could
eat candy without getting their hands sticky. Soldiers weren't
the only ones who needed to keep their hands clean while eating
candy. Your hands can get awful messy eating a Mr. Goodbar on a
warm day. You know the slogan,

"Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand."
You don't get messy hands with M&M's.

You would have thought that the best tasting candy would have
been number one. No, it's the candy that doesn't mess up your
hands.

M&M's are the only candy on the Presidential Jet, Air Force One.
The number one man in the country eats the number one candy.

The business principle is this:
Fill a genuine need and people will buy your product.
Every problem has inherent within it a product that provides a
solution. Even religion is like that.
It promises to solve problems.

If you are in business or wish to be, learn to look at the
problems of life as potential best selling products. All you
have to do is identify the solution and figure out how to
package it.

There are greater problems in life than sticky fingers. You may
have the answer to one of them that is a potential top seller.

Now isn't that a sweet thought?

~A MountainWings Original~


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Mountain Wings: I made a mestake

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MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1007 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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I Made A Misteak
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So, I made a mistake.

Mistakes happen. Not only do they happen, they are guaranteed.

My father used to say, the only way you won't make mistakes is
if you don't do anything, and that itself is a mistake.

Too many are afraid to try something new because they feel they
might make an error. They are both right and wrong. Yes, they
will probably make errors but it is good to understand that
errors go with the territory.

You will never accomplish great or worthwhile things without
risk and risk generally means great mistake potential.

You are probably reading this by light bulbs invented by Thomas
Edison. He made over a thousand light bulbs that didn't work.
The world would have called them mistakes. He said he learned a
thousand ways not to make a light bulb.

The way to avoid mistakes is experience.
The way to get experience - Mistakes.

Don't feel bad because you messed up with something.
Don't be afraid to venture out into a good thing because you are
afraid that you might mess up.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is
busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
Henry C. Link

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be
made, in a narrow field.
Niels Bohr (1885-1962)

We have to keep trying things we're not sure we can pull off.
If we just do the things we know we can do... you don't grow as
much. You gotta take those chances on making those big mistakes.
Cybill Shepherd

Finally in this computer world on misteaks.
Dew knot trussed yore spell chequer two fined awl yore mistakes.
Brendan Hills

~A MountainWings Original~

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Monday, January 05, 2009

Mountain Wings: One Voice

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1005 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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One Voice
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My wife and I are away on a retreat.

We decided to go to the hotel gym for a workout. The gym was
ultramodern and we were the only ones there. There were five
TV's positioned over the treadmills and exercycles.

She wanted to watch a cooking show.
I wanted to watch a sci-fi program.

She got on the last treadmill on the left, I got on the last
treadmill on the right and we both tuned to different channels.

As we began to run, we both periodically got off the treadmill
to turn up the respective volumes on our TV's. After a few
minutes, both of our televisions were at full volume.

We had clear pictures but the cacophony of noise made it almost
impossible to understand the story.

I now understood why all of the televisions were tuned to the
same channel when we arrived. Too many voices cause you to
misstep and not understand the story.

If you are running (or walking) alongside someone in life, the
story will go a lot smoother if both of you have the same vision
and hear the same sound. When you are on different channels you
both get louder but hear less.

I turned my television off.

Cooking wasn't so bad.

After all, I would benefit from the meals.

Are you on the same channel as the one that you have chosen to
walk through life with?

Let those couples that have eyes see and that have ears hear.


Laugh for the day:

A farmer got pulled over by a state trooper for speeding, and
the trooper started to lecture the farmer about his speed, and
in general began to throw his weight around to try to make the
farmer uncomfortable.

Finally, the trooper got around to writing out the ticket, and
as he was doing that he kept swatting at some flies that were
buzzing around his head.

The farmer said, "Having some problems with circle flies there,
are ya?"

The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said--"Well yeah, if
that's what they are--I never heard of circle flies."

So the farmer says--"Well, circle flies are common on farms.
See, they're called circle flies because they're almost always
found circling around the back end of a horse."

The trooper says, "Oh," and goes back to writing the ticket.
Then after a minute he stops and says,
"Hey...wait a minute, are you trying to call me a horses a.. ?"

The farmer says, "Oh no, officer. I have far too much respect
for law enforcement and police officers to even think about
calling you a horses a.."

The trooper says, "Well, that's a good thing," and goes back to
writing the ticket.

After a long pause, the farmer says, "Hard to fool them flies
though."

Moral of the story: Be kind to others, rudeness and arrogance
shows.

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Mountain Wings: The list

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#1003 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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The List
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"Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have,
or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down,
when we could use that same energy if not less of it doing,
or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do."
--Terry McMillan

What do YOU really want to do?

Not what your friends want but what do you really want to do?

When you ask that question the list will have some good things
and some bad things on it.

One of the simplest ways to determine which ones you should
pursue is to ask the simple question,

"Which one of these things would make mama proud?"

Whatever is on THAT list, consider pursing them.


Laugh of the Day:

Two buddies were out for a Saturday stroll. One had a
Doberman and the other had a Chihuahua. As they sauntered
down the street, the guy with the Doberman said to his friend,
"Let's go over to that bar and get something to drink."

The guy with the Chihuahua said, "We can't go in there. We've
got dogs with us."

The one with the Doberman said, "Just follow my lead."
They walked over to the bar and the guy with the Doberman put on
a pair of dark glasses and started to walk into the bar.

The bouncer at the door said, "Sorry, Mac, no pets allowed."

The man with the Doberman said, "You don't understand. This
is my Seeing-Eye dog."

The bouncer said, "A Doberman pinscher?"

The man said, "Yes, they're using them now. They're very good."

The bouncer said, "OK then, come on in."

The buddy with the Chihuahua figured he'd try it too so he
put on a pair of dark glasses and started to walk into the
bar. He knew his story would be a bit more unbelievable. Once
again the bouncer said, "Sorry, pal, no pets allowed."

The man with the Chihuahua said, "You don't understand. This
is my Seeing-Eye dog."

The bouncer said, "A Chihuahua?"

The man with the Chihuahua said, "A Chihuahua?!?
A Chihuahua?!? They gave me a Chihuahua!!!


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Today's KDD: Happy New Year and Cinda Puppy

Its almost 4 on Monday January Five,

And in 3 hours Darrell and I will be live,

In the Desert Café,

Inspirational and fun music we will play

To give you hope in this New Year,

And I know, no KDD's have been posted here.

I don't write as much these days,

I hope it is all a phase?

I had written every day, sometimes several, the creativity then flew

Now, at this time, this, I am just unable to do. ,

I am not sure where the creativity went?

And hope your Holiday's were spent,

With friends and Family,

It was just Darrell and me.

Our Christmas and New Years were quiet but good. nothing to write home
about, to tell,

And lately, I haven't been well,

Have been ill, have had a bad cold, almost bronchitis, for the last week or
so,

That is why I was not in the café, did not do the show,

With Darrell last week, last Monday night,

Just been working, not in the frame of mind to write.

The Holiday Season has come and gone, its now 2009,

Hope you're all doing fine?

Wish you all Good Health and Happiness,

The best. that your goals you do achieve,

And hoping more KDD's you will receive.

I am not going to make resolutions, most can't be kept, will make goals for
me, myself and I,

And they I will try,

Do think, them, I will obtain,

And for over a month now, we have gotten much rain.

Work has been very slow,

For Occupancy has been low

Yet, business will pick up in weeks ahead,

And no books lately I have red,

But, plan on doing so on the stream, that Darrell did get,

Me. And on January 7 Th, was the day we first met,

Fourteen years ago,

And I heard in New England last week, they had 2 feet of snow.

Darrell has been working on his Orientation and mobility, overcoming his
fear of crossing streets,

And hope in the café you all will take your seats,

And join us each and every Monday night?

As well as on occasion, visit my site.

I do have some bad news and much I can't say,

Jascinda passed away,

Saturday Evening, it was a shock to us all,

Found outlast night, when Jeff, did call.

I feel bad and sorry to hear this,

I know, Jeff and Keri, Cinda, you all will miss.

However, she now is in Rainbow heaven with all her furry friends , is
not in pain, is doing well,

Is there with Sunny, Tani, Reilly and Odell,

Finnigan, Zelda, Hannah, Topper and Chanel, they all are fine,

Not nine,

But ten

And we all will see them again. ,

Try and remember, the good times you all had,

Don't feel sad,

Think about how she made you smile every day,

At work and at play,

At the office, at home, everywhere with you she went,

She is now, feeling good, frisky and content.

It will take one day at a time. each day it will get easier. she, you
can't replace

That adorable lovable face,

That furry friend, with a tail and floppy ears,

Your guide of many years.

That protected you and kept you safe, led, did lead the way,

You will be okay.

Right now, this is all I will say, except Cinda,Love you pup, we all will
miss you

Including Dougie Dog too.

It is now 4;36,

Need to go, do some housework, have dinner, before we play our music mix,

And soon it will be time for us to open the doors of the café,

For 2 hours, hope you will stay,

For now, take good care,

And another time I will share.

Catch the First Desert Cafe Show of 2009!

Hello Everyone,
 
Darrell and I invite you all to our First  show of 2009.   It will be a wonderful evening in the cafe,lots of  great music  and good  food.  The entertainment  will lyrically inspire you,  give you hope for the New Year and  help you  feel more  connected to friends and  family.
 
 The  cafe will be  crowded so come early to  get a seat.  We will have your  favorite beverages.  Polor  bear and frosty will   return later but we will be here. So, pull up your favorite web browser, visit http://interactive.acbradio.org and tune in using your media player of choice.
 
Happy New Year,
 
Darrell and Karen Shandrow
The Desert Cafe